I'm a bit bigger now than I was in that pic LP ...
You can never spend too much time watching wildlife
I need to follow my own advice and take a break from building stuff and just listen to the bees humming...
Steve Take care of yourself - the pond will be doing it's thing so I hope you can relax and enjoy it in the meantime. I've missed the ponds I had before so I've started doing a tiny one. If I can get it in place before the weather beats me this year I'll be happy.
BM - these are for you. I did warn you they're not pretty!
Behind the ropey old rotten fence is where the new extension's going, so the buddleia etc will come out. I can then finish the bed beside the wheelbarrow which matches one further along, and the other apple tree will go in that raised bed. All the gravel will go and be replaced by a new lawn and paths of 'nice' gravel
It used to look like this (shed is on the left - just out of the pic)
Then I did this
and then this
and this
and a few other things as well
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fairy girl I can't believe I have just logged and made one post and you did exactly same time as me! What a transformation, you have made such a difference It looks gorgeous. Do you do all the building yourself?!! Bet you're excited to finish your next project and get the extension up! It really does look lovely Fairy, you must be so proud
I did all the fence and raised beds etc, including the ones on the other side of the garden, but oldest daughter helped me a lot with the fence. You need another pair of hands when you fix the planks on - too long and heavy otherwise. I had to sort a base for the shed as the ground slopes, and then my ex husband,my sis and BIL helped me shift it. Did all that last summer and autumn, and I moved the back gate along a bit too, so that I could put a border right along the rear fence and have a more direct route to the back door.
I'll be glad to see the back of that old fence - I had to take a bit of it away to open up the garden and move the shed etc, and I put a temporary bit in across to the new fence (which is in the first pic) to give some privacy - but the bits that were left blew down in all the storms last winter. That was fun trying to do hasty repairs in the howling wind!
Still lots to do though
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Need to try and dig out some now and then photos of my garden but for 'now' and for a lot of the last 2 summers I've been trying to get rid of the bindweed, nettles, ivy, ground elder etc before planting anything new. Getting there slowly though
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Or even 'intermittent' if I could actually spell...
I'm a bit bigger now than I was in that pic LP ...
You can never spend too much time watching wildlife
I need to follow my own advice and take a break from building stuff and just listen to the bees humming...
Steve
Take care of yourself - the pond will be doing it's thing so I hope you can relax and enjoy it in the meantime. I've missed the ponds I had before so I've started doing a tiny one. If I can get it in place before the weather beats me this year I'll be happy.
BM - these are for you. I did warn you they're not pretty!
Behind the ropey old rotten fence is where the new extension's going, so the buddleia etc will come out. I can then finish the bed beside the wheelbarrow which matches one further along, and the other apple tree will go in that raised bed. All the gravel will go and be replaced by a new lawn and paths of 'nice' gravel
It used to look like this (shed is on the left - just out of the pic)
Then I did this
and then this
and this
and a few other things as well
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Oh lily Pilly your garden is out of this world, so so beautiful and looks like you have worked so hard to transform and bring it back to life, amazing
Come on fairy girl I'm still waiting
Fairy girl I can't believe I have just logged and made one post and you did exactly same time as me! What a transformation, you have made such a difference
It looks gorgeous. Do you do all the building yourself?!! Bet you're excited to finish your next project and get the extension up! It really does look lovely Fairy, you must be so proud 
I did all the fence and raised beds etc, including the ones on the other side of the garden, but oldest daughter helped me a lot with the fence. You need another pair of hands when you fix the planks on - too long and heavy otherwise. I had to sort a base for the shed as the ground slopes, and then my ex husband,my sis and BIL helped me shift it. Did all that last summer and autumn, and I moved the back gate along a bit too, so that I could put a border right along the rear fence and have a more direct route to the back door.
I'll be glad to see the back of that old fence - I had to take a bit of it away to open up the garden and move the shed etc, and I put a temporary bit in across to the new fence (which is in the first pic) to give some privacy - but the bits that were left blew down in all the storms last winter. That was fun trying to do hasty repairs in the howling wind!
Still lots to do though
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My first time on this thread. What beautiful gardens everyone has got
Hear hear Fishy 65.
Need to try and dig out some now and then photos of my garden but for 'now' and for a lot of the last 2 summers I've been trying to get rid of the bindweed, nettles, ivy, ground elder etc before planting anything new. Getting there slowly though
I can't believe fairy you did almost all of it yourself, I really admire you